# CrossSectional - Schema.org Enumeration Member

> Source: https://schema.org/CrossSectional
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T16:11:02.353Z

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  [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing "Thing") \> [Intangible](https://schema.org/Intangible "Intangible") \> [Enumeration](https://schema.org/Enumeration "Enumeration") \> [MedicalEnumeration](https://schema.org/MedicalEnumeration "MedicalEnumeration") \> [MedicalObservationalStudyDesign](https://schema.org/MedicalObservationalStudyDesign "MedicalObservationalStudyDesign") ::   [CrossSectional](https://schema.org/CrossSectional "CrossSectional")  

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Studies carried out on pre-existing data (usually from 'snapshot' surveys), such as that collected by the Census Bureau. Sometimes called Prevalence Studies.

A member value for enumeration type: [MedicalObservationalStudyDesign](https://schema.org/MedicalObservationalStudyDesign "MedicalObservationalStudyDesign")